MOTIVATION through the power of non scales victories

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All welcome :) losing weight and being healthy through the power of motivation (particularly on Mondays)

Steppe, good to see you back.
What's past is past. If cupboard treats are taunting you, put them in the freezer so you need a few hours "notice" to defrost before you can eat them.

trouble is IMST they aren't actually 'my' treats at all. They are kids' after school snacks and after swimming crisps, bought in bulk and sitting lurking in cupboard.

If I didn't have kids it would be easier!

Gussie and steppe welcome back. Gussie hope your Ds is better!
Steppe, definitely start again. I do the same - weigh on a Thursday or Friday, feel good bout weight.lost and then almost feel I can do what I like.a lot of my habits will need to change in order for me to maintain. I really do think ill be 'dieting' (just to maintain) for life.
I'm still here, very very busy at work, and doing ok on the diet. I was 10s8 a couple if weeks ago then went off the rails. I think I'm nearly there again. It's always the second time I hit a low weight that I manage to go under it!

Hi all

Weighed in again today and no loss . I guess I might be reaching my plateau...

Steppe think that's an excellent idea buying a new pair of jeans to aim for. I dug out my pre preg jeans. They are size 16. They fit perfectly in the legs but don't do up over my fat tummy. I want to fit into them properly!

DD had her 2 year check yesterday. She is 9th centile for height and 75th centile for weight. Her weight for height has been going up every since she started weaning. The HV was very nice about not making me anxious about it and not to worry but also told me to weigh her every couple of months to check she doesn't get any higher up the centiles. I feel like a bad parent . I don't want DD to have the problems I have had with weight. I offer her healthy stuff but she NEVER eats it. DH and I are just going to make sure we try to make even more effort for her running around outside as much as we can and not keep asking her 'do you want more to eat' - wait for her to ask for more.

Oh, and NSV - I suddenly realised this week my bath towel goes around me with lots of extra towel to spare whereas a year ago it barely covered me with a big gape up the side when I wrapped it round me.

No gain either! Stick with it and I bet you'll see a loss next week. Lol at bath towel nsv! I never used to want to use hotel towels as they were always tiny but they fit better now!
Rather stupid one - I used to get my knickers mixed up (in the clean wash) with dd's t shirts. No more ! (though she has got bigger too)

Welcome back steppe

It's a maintain here, which is great given the 2lb gain scare on Tuesday! Sticking to Fridays only for sure!

I've done lots of baking this week including a choc fudge birthday cake and choc chip cookies so a maintain is just fine thanks very much!!

Hi reastie, I just wanted to say that when dd was born she weighed 6lb 12. Not much but as she was only the height of an A4 piece of paper that put her height on the 9th centile and her weight on the 98/99th. She evened out until weaning when she went back to those stats for a while. She was a chubster until she was about 3.5 and now at 9 she's bang on average height/weight. As long as you aren't feeding your dd crap every meal time I'm sure she'll even out too.

Don't worry too much about it. You know how to feed her but don't let her go hungry. I agree she'll let you know if she wants more. I'm sure she'll be fine! :)

Thanks Hair , that's reassuring. She's always been on 9th centile for height since birth but was born on 99th for weight ( ), went down to 25th and since weaning has been creeping back up. Hopefully it will even itself out.

Will someone please give me a massive kick? Am doing really badly today, just keep getting huge cravings for rubbish

I'd boot you but too full of chocolate and crisps to move

Tomorrow I spin!

Tonight I have crisps, hummus and popcorn...

Kato well done on the spin (not so much the biscuit crumbs!)

Much better day today thanks for the kick - eaten within calorie goal AND did shred. It's funny how you have days where you are just soooo hungry all day long and others where you're not really bothered by food isn't it? Or is that just me? Yesterday was a hungry hungry day, today I'm balancing it out.

I have hungry hungry days (had a few last week).
Tomorrow I'm doing a whole morning of storytelling sessions at a special school, then going to listen to storytellers in the evening. Not sure when or what I'm eating tomorrow though. I may have to weigh on Tuesday instead, Monday's too hectic this week.

Down 2lb this week. I have a busy week, but am nearing my goal weight now. It's a tricky time, I need to start increasing my portion size again without overdoing it. Hopefully I'll get the balance right in the next week or two.
I am looking forward to meeting up next month, it'll be great to see everyone (I might bring a picture from last year in case you don't believe I really weighed that much though)

No, I was always on the chubby side since childhood, with a brief thin phase when I was seriously sleep deprived after DS was born.
I haven't weighed this little since I was about 13!

NSV. I've been asked to 'pose' for my works website in my gym gear to fake an 'excercise class'

Apparently I was the 'obvious choice!'

WooHoo Kato, Brilliant NSV

Wow kato that's fab. Now, why do your work need someone to fake an exercise class? Are you a lucky lady to have a gym at your workplace? . Love the fact that you're the obvious choice

IMST I'm feeling really inspired by you as I've always been size 16 in adulthood/latter teens. I went down to a size 14 for a few months when I was at uni and walking miles a day around London and I've been up to a size 20 pre preg at one point too, but I always feel like I've just fallen naturally to a size 16. I would love to be slim but have never thought it's possible for me (in the same way as eighty )

I'd love to see some before and after shots of people btw if anyone fancies putting them on their profile for me to nose at to be inspired by

Hi everyone. Well done Kato. What a great ego boost!

I can confirm IMST's weightloss is real. It's quite funny to see the jaws drop of people that have just seen her.

Their would be no point in before/after pictures with me. I may have lost 1.5st but as it's so evenly spread it's not really noticable. I did see myself on screen at work the other night and I wasn't horrified so I suppose that's a good thing.

I'm feeling seriously lacking in motivation though. I really binged at the weekend but didn't even care. I know it will bother me come the summer if I don't do something now but I'm feeling a bit like I can't be bothered. I've been losing that damn pound for so long because I'm not really trying. I think I need a week off to sort my head out. I will be back though.